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sale

[ seyl ]
/ seɪl /
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noun
the act of selling.
a quantity sold.
opportunity to sell; demand: slow sale.
a special disposal of goods, as at reduced prices.
transfer of property for money or credit.
an auction.
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Idioms about sale

    for sale, offered to be sold; made available to purchasers.
    on sale, able to be bought at reduced prices.

Origin of sale

before 1050; Middle English; late Old English sala; cognate with Old Norse, Old High German sala.Cf. sell1

OTHER WORDS FROM sale

in·ter·sale, nounnon·sale, nounsubsale, noun
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Words related to sale

auction, business, buying, deal, demand, marketing, purchase, reduction, selling, trade, transaction, barter, clearance, closeout, commerce, disposal, dumping, enterprise, negotiation, unloading

How to use sale in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for sale (1 of 3)

sale
/ (seɪl) /
noun
the exchange of goods, property, or services for an agreed sum of money or credit
the amount sold
the opportunity to sell; marketthere was no sale for luxuries
the rate of selling or being solda slow sale of synthetic fabrics
  1. an event at which goods are sold at reduced prices, usually to clear old stocks
  2. (as modifier)sale bargains
an auction

Word Origin for sale

Old English sala, from Old Norse sala. See also sell

British Dictionary definitions for sale (2 of 3)

Sale
/ (seɪl) /
noun
a town in NW England, in Trafford unitary authority, Greater Manchester: a residential suburb of Manchester. Pop: 55 234 (2001)
a city in SE Australia, in SE Victoria: centre of an agricultural region. Pop: 12 854 (2001)

British Dictionary definitions for sale (3 of 3)

Salé
/ (French sale) /
noun
a port in NW Morocco, on the Atlantic adjoining Rabat. Pop: 880 000 (2003)
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Other Idioms and Phrases with sale

sale

see close the sale; on sale; white sale.

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